Kioni accuses Gachagua of trying to bully, dictate Matiang’i
Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has accused Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua of trying to bully former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.
Kioni, who made his remarks on Monday, September 29, 2025, during an interview with a local media house, described how the former Deputy President Gachagua sidelined Matiang’i during key meetings.
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Kioni revealed that when Matiang’i was attending meetings with the DCP team, they would always write his name and put it out there like he didn’t have a party.
“When Matiang’i was attending meetings with them, they would always write his name and put it out there like he didn’t have a party. And then the biggest thing, and this is not a secret, is that they have sat in rooms and told him, “Don’t join Jubilee,” Kioni said.
In addition, while describing how Gachagua tried to bully Matiang’i, he recalled past experiences where Gachagua publicly told Matiang’i to go to Kisii and come with a village party so that they could negotiate his contribution to DCP.
“In fact, on one occasion you can remember Gachagua telling him, ‘Go to Kisii and come with a village party; come and negotiate,'” Kioni added.
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Matiang’i Presidential bid
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i kicked off his campaign in the Mt. Kenya region in August 2025 with a bold declaration that nobody can buy him off to abandon his mission of becoming the next head of state.
While expressing confidence that he will win the next general election, he called on the vote-rich region to back his bid, affirming that he will be in the race, vowing to send President William Ruto home.
” I cannot be bought, bullied, or backed out of the 2027 presidential race because I am not anyone’s project because this is my personal decision to come out and help in fixing this nation,” Matiangi stated.
At the time, Matiang’i assured the crowd of grassroots leaders from the region, while speaking at Sportsman’s Arms in Laikipia on Sunday, August 17, 2025, that his mission to fix the country and fight corruption is unstoppable.
“No money, no threats, no intimidation will make me drop from this race. I am on a mission to rescue this country from the jaws of corruption and failed leadership,” he added.
